I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

It is important for me that I represent a brand that reflects my personality.

I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.

One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything.

The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.

President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.